Looking ahead, Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., will reopen for live racing Tuesday, Dec. 26, close Wednesday, and then run Thursday through Sunday.
On Saturday, Dec. 30, Gulfstream will offer four stakes races, three graded, including the $150,000 Harlan's Holiday (G3), a prep for the Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1), and the $200,000 Fort Lauderdale (G3), a prep for the Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1). There will also be a mandatory Rainbow 6 Saturday with the Harlan's Holiday and Fort Lauderdale part of the sequence.
The Harlan's Holiday, contested at 1 1/16 miles, drew a field of 11 including Fayette (G2) winner O'Connor, Remsen (G2) winner Dubyuhnell, and multiple graded stakes placed Ny Traffic.
The Fort Lauderdale, at 1 1/8-mile on the turf, has 10 entered including Calumet Farm's Running Bee, multiple graded stakes placed Grand Sonata, and Stone Age, runner-up in the 2022 Breeders' Cup Turf (G1)
For more information on Pegasus World Cup Day Jan. 27, go to PegasusWorldCup.com.
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